Provide this fish with a spacious tank with dense planting and hiding places in bogwood and rock around the edges with some open swimming space towards the centre of the tank. A long tank is best for this fish and they do not appreciate very bright lighting so floating plants are desirable.

A long and slender fish with a forked caudal fin which can be mistaken for Pareutropius debauwi, it is difficult to tell these fish apart when juvenile. It has three bold lateral body stripes, the lower is broken around the pelvic fins and a stripe or spot on each of the caudal fin lobes.